Proceeding to Determine Simultaneous Death: Petition;

Notice of Hearing; Service.

(a)Filing of petition. When it is claimed that, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any persons have died under circumstances where there is no sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than simultaneously, the personal representative of any such deceased person, or any other person interested in the estate of any such deceased person, may file a petition, in the estate proceeding in which such personal representative received his appointment or in which such other person claims an interest, seeking to have it determined that such deceased persons died under circumstances wherein there is no sufficient evidence that such deceased persons died otherwise that simultaneously.

(b)Hearing; notice. The Clerk of the Superior Court of Guam shall set the petition referred to in subsection

(a)of this Section for hearing by the Superior Court of Guam, and notice thereof shall be given in the manner required by Section 3401 of this Title. In addition, the notice provided for herein shall be personally served at least ten

(10)calendar days before the date of the hearing upon the personal representative of each other person claimed to have so died. If the personal representative of any such other person is also the petitioner as set forth in subsection

(a)of this Section, then in lieu of personal service upon such personal representative, such notice shall be given to the heirs and devisees of such other person, so far as they are known to the petitioner, by registered mail, at least ten

(10)calendar days before the date of the hearing. COL120106 CH. 13 SIMULTANEOUS DEATH